With countless titles under his belt and three Oscar nominations, the American actor Johnny Depp turns 61 this Sunday (9). Despite his success in Hollywood, he has been away from the industry for six years after dealing with several problems in court. His ex-wife, also an actress Amber Heard accused him of sexual assault.
In 2018, Heard wrote a report for the The Washington Post claiming to be a “domestic abuse survivor”. In 2020, the actor lost a lawsuit against a newspaper that called him a “wife beater.” Two years later, the world stopped to watch the trial of the lawsuits filed by the former couple against each other. The court found them both responsible. At the end of that year, Mera’s interpreter in “Aquaman” revealed that they made a deal.
During this period in which Depp was dealing with issues in court, he was fired from the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise and was left out of the third film in the “Harry Potter” universe, being replaced by Mads Mikkelsen. Now, the actor is trying to re-establish himself in the industry.
His last work was in the biopic “Jeanne du Barry” by the French director Maïwenn . The production was shown at the 2023 Cannes Festival and premiered in theaters in the United States in May this year – in Brazil there is no expected arrival date.
On the 5th of this month, Depp was announced in the cast of “The Carnival at the End of Days”, a new film by Terry Gilliam , like the Devil. He will star in the comedy alongside Adam Driver It is Jason Momoa . Production should begin recording in 2025.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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